Спогади Шерлока Холмса
The Naval Treaty
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"Well,hehasrathermoreviciousnessthanIgavehimcreditfor,hasMasterJoseph.Heflewatmewithhisknife,andIhadtograsphimtwice,andgotacutovertheknuckles,beforeIhadtheupperhandofhim.Helookedmurderoutoftheonlyeyehecouldseewithwhenwehadfinished,buthelistenedtoreasonandgaveupthepapers.HavinggotthemIletmymango,butIwiredfullparticularstoForbesthismorning.Ifheisquickenoughtocatchhisbird,wellandgood.Butif,asIshrewdlysuspect,hefindsthenestemptybeforehegetsthere,why,allthebetterforthegovernment.IfancythatLordHoldhurst,forone,andMr.PercyPhelpsforanother,wouldverymuchratherthattheaffairnevergotasfarasapolice-court."
"MyGod!"gaspedourclient."Doyoutellmethatduringtheselongtenweeksofagonythestolenpaperswerewithintheveryroomwithmeallthetime?"
"Soitwas."
"AndJoseph!Josephavillainandathief!"
"Hum!IamafraidJoseph’scharacterisaratherdeeperandmoredangerousonethanonemightjudgefromhisappearance.FromwhatIhaveheardfromhimthismorning,Igatherthathehaslostheavilyindabblingwithstocks,andthatheisreadytodoanythingonearthtobetterhisfortunes.
